Featured Title: The Hate You Give
The Hate You Give
Please enjoy this review by UWSP student, Hannah Fenrick.
It may be after Banned Books Week, but it’s never too late to read a Banned Book! With our freedom to read being under attack, now is the time we must band together and unite against censorship.
If you’re looking for a Banned Book to read, look no further than The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas! Published in 2017 and inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, The Hate U Give is a powerful story about discrimination, activism, and justice. Thomas’s debut novel is so good, it’s set to be a modern classic.
The Hate U Give is a phenomenal novel that says a lot about what it’s like to be Black in contemporary America. The main character’s intelligent, observant narrations are an absolute joy to read as she thoughtfully moves the audience through heavy subject matter. This story is inspiring, uplifting, and full of hope. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read about the power of family, the importance of friendship, and how a community can come together to make their world a better place. This book will speak to anyone, and I would definitely read it again.
Description Excerpt:
“Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.”
(full summary from Angie Thomas here)
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